Less Colden Farmhouse and Attached Barn is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 December 1984. Farmhouse, barn. 1 related planning application.
Less Colden Farmhouse and Attached Barn
- WRENN ID
- night-garret-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1984
- Type
- Farmhouse, barn
- Address
- Less Colden Farmhouse and Attached Barn, Colden Lane, Heptonstall, HX7 7PH
- OS grid reference
- SD 959 288
- Coordinates
- 53.75564, -2.06254
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A laithe-house, likely dating from the late 18th century, situated on Colden Lane in Heptonstall. Constructed from hammer-dressed stone, laid in a watershot pattern, the roof is covered with stone slates. The building evokes the character of the 17th century, retaining chamfered mullioned windows. The front doorway features monolithic jambs, accompanied by a four-light window on either side. The first floor has five windows, each with two lights. A two-light window is present on each floor at the junction with the attached barn, which displays a semi-circular arched cart entry. A mistal doorway to the right is distinguished by tie-stone jambs. The rear elevation exhibits similar fenestration. The right-hand return wall incorporates arched ventilators, with one positioned above two others. Two stacks are situated along the ridge. The barn’s roof is a queen-strut design.
Local climate
Less Colden Farmhouse and Attached Barn sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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